WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/EEC/70 
16 March 2011 
 (11-1292) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 The following submission, dated 17 January 2011, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the European Union .  The notification concerns  export subsidy commitments 
(Tables ES:1, ES:2 and ES:3 ) for the marketing year 2008/2009 . 
  
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Page 2 Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: European Union* 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 2008/2009 
 
Export Subsidies: Budgetary Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments  
 
Description of products Marketing year 
beginning ... Subsidised exports Food aid  (1) Annual commitment levels** 
  Outlays (Mio ECU) (2) Quantity ('000 t) Quan tity ('000 t) Outlays (Mio ECU) Quantity ('000 t) 
(from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part 
IV)   (from Section II of Part IV) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Wheat and wheat flour 1 July 2008 0.0  0.0
(wheat eq.) 76.7
(wheat eq.)(10) 1,294.2  15,363.8  
       
Coarse grains 1 July 2008 0. 0  0.0 (3) 11.9 (10) 1,049.7  10,530.4  
   
Rice 1 September 2008 0.0  0.0 (4) 0.8 (10) 30.7  98.2 (4)        Rapeseed 1 July 2008 0.0  0.0  42.7  441.9  
    
Olive oil 1 November 2008 0.0  0.0  54.3  115.0  
   
Sugar 1 October 2008 0.0  950.0 (5)  (11) 6.1 (11) 513.9  1,374.4 (5) 
   
Butter and butteroil 1 July 2008 54.3  98.1 (6)  945.8  411.6 (6) 
   
Skim milk powder 1 July 2008 25.8  126.5  0.1  298.0  323.4  
       
Cheese 1 July 2008 24.7  134.0   345.7  331.7  
   
Other milk products 1 Ju ly 2008 96.1  466.0   724.1  1,008.9  
   
Beef meat 1 July 2008 29.2  81.5 (7)  1,324.0  989.6 (7) 
    
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 Page 3Description of products Marketing year 
beginning ... Subsidised exports Food aid  (1) Annual commitment levels** 
  Outlays (Mio ECU) (2) Quantity ('000 t) Quan tity ('000 t) Outlays (Mio ECU) Quantity ('000 t) 
(from Section II of Part IV) (from Section II of Part 
IV)   (from Section II of Part IV) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Pigmeat 1 July 2008 39.9  136.0 (7) 273.6  588.4  
    
Poultry meat 1 July 2008 88.2  194.0 (7) 182.4  430.8 (7) 
   
Eggs 1 July 2008 2.8  32.7 (8) 47.8  111.9 (8) 
   
Wine 1 September 2008 0. 0  0.0 (9) 42.9  6,799.8 (9) 
   
Fruit and vegetables, fresh 1 July 2008 0.0  0.0  108.7  1,173.3  
   
Fruit and vegetables, processed 1 July 2008 0.0  0.0  141.3  378.5  
   
Raw tobacco 1 July 2008 0.0  0.0  40.2  110.8  
   
Alcohol 1 July 2008 0.0  0.0 (9) 88.6  1,220.7 (9) 
   
Incorporated products 16 October 2008 89.8  -  15.8  414.4  -  
   
(1) Members are to provide data on food aid to all destinations ;  unless otherwise indicated qu antities listed are in product w eight for the marketing year in question. 
(2) Data on outlays are for the relevant marketing year, except fo r incorporated products where the data refers to the financia l year. 
(3) Product weight, except malt which is  expressed in cereal equivalent. 
(4) In milled rice equivalents. 
(5) In white sugar equivalents. 
(6) In butter equivalents. 
(7) In carcass equivalents. 
(8) In "shell eggs" equivalents. 
(9) '000 hl. (10) Food aid for this group of products did not benefit from export subsidies. 
(11) These exports did not attract any export refunds. 
 
* This notification concerns EU-27. **  Without prejudice to th e EU-27 commitment levels. 
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Page 4 Supporting Table ES:1  
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: European Union 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 2008/2009 
 
Export Subsidies: Outlay and Quantity Reduction Commitments  
 
Description of 
products Direct export 
subsidies 
 
(Mio ECU) Sales of stocks 
 
 
(Mio ECU) Producer financed 
subsidies 
 
(Mio ECU) Cost reduction 
measures 
 
(Mio ECU) Internal transport 
subsidies 
 
(Mio ECU) Total product 
specific export 
subsidies 
(Mio ECU) Quantity of 
subsidized exports 
 
('000 t) Data 
source 
(1) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Wheat and wheat flour 0.0    0.0 0.0
(wheat eq.)  
    
Coarse grains 0.0    0.0  0.0 (2)  
    
Rice 0.0   0.0  0.0 (3)  
       
Rapeseed 0.0  0.0  0.0   
    
Olive oil 0.0   0.0  0.0   
    
Sugar 0.0   0.0  950.0 (4)  
    
Butter and butteroil 54.3   54.3  98.1 (5)  
    
Skim milk powder 25.8   25.8  126.5   
       
Cheese 24.7   24.7  134.0    
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 Page 5Description of 
products Direct export 
subsidies 
 
(Mio ECU) Sales of stocks 
 
 
(Mio ECU) Producer financed 
subsidies 
 
(Mio ECU) Cost reduction 
measures 
 
(Mio ECU) Internal transport 
subsidies 
 
(Mio ECU) Total product 
specific export 
subsidies 
(Mio ECU) Quantity of 
subsidized exports 
 
('000 t) Data 
source 
(1) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Other milk products 96.1   96.1  466.0   
    
Beef meat 29.2    29.2  81.5 (6)  
        
Pigmeat 39.9   39.9  136.0 (6)  
    
Poultry meat 88.2   88.2  194.0 (6)  
    
Eggs 2.8   2.8  32.7 (7)  
    
Wine 0.0   0.0  0.0 (8)  
    
Fruit and vegetables, fresh 0.0   0.0  0.0   
    
Fruit and vegetables, 
processed 0.0   0.0  0.0   
    
Raw tobacco 0.0   0.0  0.0   
    
Alcohol 0.0   0.0  0.0 (8)  
     
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Page 6 Description of 
products Direct export 
subsidies 
 
(Mio ECU) Sales of stocks 
 
 
(Mio ECU) Producer financed 
subsidies 
 
(Mio ECU) Cost reduction 
measures 
 
(Mio ECU) Internal transport 
subsidies 
 
(Mio ECU) Total product 
specific export 
subsidies 
(Mio ECU) Quantity of 
subsidized exports 
 
('000 t) Data 
source 
(1) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Incorporated products 89.8   89.8  -   
    
 
 
Notes:  
 
(1) EU Commission services. 
(2) Product weight, except malt which is  expressed in cereal equivalent. 
(3) In milled rice equivalents. 
(4) In white sugar equivalents. 
(5) In butter equivalents. 
(6) In carcass equivalents. 
(7) In "shell eggs" equivalents. 
(8) '000 hl.  
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 Page 7Table ES:2 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: European Union 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 2008/2009 
 
Export Subsidies: Notification of Total Exports 
 
Description of products Period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009 Quantity of total exports 
('000 t product weight) 
1 2 3  
Wheat and wheat flour 24,291.7 
Coarse grains 9,491.1  
Rice from 1 September 2008 to 31 August 2009 136.0  Rapeseed 97.3  
Olive oil from 1 November 2008 to 31 October 2009 417.8  Sugar from 1 October 2008 to  30 September 2009 2,093.4  
Butter and butteroil 149.8  
Skim milk powder 177.5  
Cheese 548.1  
Other milk products 1,134.0  
Beef meat 264.8  
Pigmeat 1,409.0  
Poultry meat 898.5  
Eggs 99.2  
Wine from 1 September 2008 to 31 August 2009 14,702.2 (1) Fruit and vegetables, fresh  2,347.6  
Fruit and vegetables, processed  425.4  
Raw tobacco 185.2  
Alcohol 649.4 (1) 
(1) '000 hl.  
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Page 8 Table ES:3 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES: European Union 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: Marketing Year 2008/2009 
 
Export Subsidies:  Notification of the total volume of food aid (not  reported in Table ES:1)  
 
Description of products Marketing year 
beginning 1 July 2008 Quantity of food aid to all destinations 
('000 t) 
(1) (2) 
1 2 3  
Wheat and wheat flour 154.3
(wheat eq.) 
Coarse grains 121.7  
Rice 75.4  
Sugar 10.7  
Other milk products 3.7  
Beef meat 0.3  
Seeds 9.3  
Fruit and vegetables 2.1  
Vegetable oils 17.1  
Pulses 38.1  
Incorporated products 22.8  
Miscellaneous 0.3  
 
(1) Unless otherwise indicated, quan tities listed are in  product weight. 
(2) Food aid purchased outside the EU, not included in Table ES:1. 
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